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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Notes from December TSC Meeting

Theatre Bay Area's Theatre Services Committee met recently. Below are notes from this meeting. Questions? Contact Dale Albright, Director of Membership Services at dale@theatrebayarea.org or 415-430-1140 x14.

TSC Meeting Notes: Strategic Plan
December 16, 2009

TSC Members Present: Daren A.C. Carollo, Diablo Theatre Company; Akilah Crossdale, The Jewish Theater; Rachel Fink, Berkeley Rep; Jeanette Harrison, AlterTheater; Clark Lewis, Roustabout Theatre; Jessica Love, CounterPULSE; Lisa Mallette, City Lights Theatre; Leslie Martinson, TheatreWorks; Emily Morrison, California Shakespeare Theater; Jim Neuner, A.C.T.; Lisa Tromovich, Shakespeare’s Associates; Marissa Wolf, Crowded Fire.
Theatre Bay Area Staff Present: Dale Albright, Rebecca Novick, Kendra Oberhauser

I. 10:17am Meeting called to order

II. Meeting and Strategic Plan Overview
· This strategic plan is different because a lot has been changing with TBA and the world, so this has been a very comprehensive project. TBA is looking to get a lot clearer about where we are and how we can serve the whole community.
· This strategic plan includes the audience as part of the theatre community.
· The format of the written plan is supposed to be less boring. It’s like a "play", with Acts, Cast of Characters, etc.

III. TSC Member Input.
· The TSC members go around the table, responding with the 3 things that struck each of them the most, be it positive, negative or surprising.

IV. 11:37am Last remarks.
· Staff discusses any last thoughts.

V. 11:44 News and updates
· The Big List is hitting the 1,000,000 mark.
· New Works Fund will go back to supporting two $8,000 grants.
· TBA database restructuring is underway, but barely begun.

VI. 11:50 Good and welfare